CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1710
SL-3 R/B
SL-3 R/B (NORAD 4394) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 October 2024 , after 54 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4394
International designator
1970-037B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Apr 1970Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Oct 2024Recorded time 13:52 UTC
Time in orbit
54 years, 5 months19,904 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.2°N to 81.2°SFinal inclination 81.2°
Mass
1,440 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 72.0°N, 32.0°W at 13:52 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 81.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.2°N and 81.2°S.
Life in orbit
54 years, 5 monthsSL-3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Oct 2024
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1970-037
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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